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UN security council unanimously approves measures, including lower limits on oil imports and a crackdown on smuggling, after latest ballistic missile launch
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A far-right party has entered Austria’s government. We speak to voters about their reaction and hopes for the future
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Accelerated programme of forced removals results in scared young men being deported to a country they do not know
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Vehicle carrying pilgrims to shrine near Sawai Madhopur swerves off bridge and plunges into Banas river
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Juan Angel Napout and José Maria Marin both found guilty, after corruption was revealed to have spanned decades and resulted in $150m in bribes
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Mariano Rajoy calls for dialogue and cooperation, after deposed Catalan leader offers to meet him but not in Spain
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Patience is running out on Lesbos, where thousands live in the packed Moria camp, but the government is finally taking action
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UKUKFlames rise from London zoo as firefighters tackle blaze - video
Video from social media shows flames rising from a London zoo building
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EuropeEuropeBoom time on Irish border as shoppers take advantage of weak poundRecent deal in Brussels has Irish shoppers full of confidence and hopping across the border for whiskey, nappies and perfume
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In a country where justice moves at a glacial pace, migrant workers suffering labour abuses have scant incentive to come forward
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As UN declares US attempt to have Jerusalem recognised as Israel’s capital ‘null and void’, experts warn Trump’s proposed aid cuts would have devastating consequences
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Competition for leadership of the independence and unionist movements will lead to ramped up rhetoric and old wounds inflamed
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US hard-power diplomacy over Israel will end up being an expensive clash if Washington cuts its funding to the UN
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Senate Republicans are wielding their power to control the judicial branch. It will do potentially irreparable harm to democracy
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Democrats have every right to feel optimistic after a major win in Alabama, but keeping up momentum will require more than taking black voters for granted
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At least 33 people have died in the western Indian state of Rajasthan after a bus swerved off a bridge and fell into a river, according to local police
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President Trump says he was due to sign the tax bill into law in early January but decided to do so today after watching the morning news shows.
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It has been another extraordinary year. From the revelations of the Paradise Papers to the continuing investigation into Russia’s role in the US election, we’ve been there to provide insight, analysis and opinion every step of the way
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Catalan pro-independence parties have held their absolute majority in snap regional elections, dealing a severe blow to the Spanish government
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The United Nations general assembly votes on a resolution denouncing Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
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The US ambassador to the UN, Nikki Haley, speaks at an emergency session of the general assembly ahead of a vote criticising Donald Trump’s recognition of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel
New Zealand Mount Taranaki given same legal rights as a person